Seneca Park Zoo officials announced the arrival of a new little bundle to the Bornean orangutan, Kumang, the zoo's 35-year-old matriarch orangutan. Here, Kumang and baby.

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Seneca Park Zoo officials announced the arrival of a new little bundle to the Bornean orangutan, Kumang, the zoo's 35-year-old matriarch orangutan.

The baby was born early Monday morning at the zoo. Denda, a 10-year-old who joined the Zoo family in April 2011, is the baby's father.

"This is a significant birth for the Bornean orangutan species," said Larry Sorel, zoo director. "Bornean orangutans are considered endangered, so each baby born is critical to the survival of the species. Because Kumang is a proven mother, we have every reason to believe she will guide her family through a ...